4 Traits of People With an Anxious Attachment Style You Need To Know
How to not let it ruin your relationship.
I spent the first three years of my current relationship overthinking, feeling desperate, and crying to sleep almost every night. That’s such a long time if you think about it.
It didn’t occur to me for those years that there’s a massive reason behind all those bad patterns. My partner is, unfortunately, an avoidant which is the worst pair if you’re an anxious type of person like me.
Our needs were never the same; I want intimacy and closeness, and he wants a lot of space for himself. When he used to ask for a “break” so he could recharge, I took it to a whole different level.
Having an anxious attachment style means you’ll constantly overthink about your relationship — like, almost all the time. This makes it hard to concentrate on other things, such as your career life and your friendships.
This also should be easy to see whether you have this kind of attachment style or not. But to confirm your thoughts, here are the common signs of someone who has one.
1. You have really low self-esteem
I was very insecure about everything in me, and I always envied people who were so confident in…
